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Miscellaneous, Artifact, Breastplate, Hairpipe, Plains, Vintage, Early 20th Century, 1239
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
What an unbelievable artifact!
Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime find – this incredible early 20th-Century vintage piece is an Indigenous Northern Plains woman’s breast plate. It’s exquisitely crafted in hairpipe and leather, complemented by tiny glass beads and heavily adorned with brass jingles. A rare and remarkable piece.
- affiliation: possibly Lakota
- materials: brass, leather, bone, glass beads
- dimensions: 27" long, 7" wide
- nice vintage condition
- abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age
- nice patina
- wear from ethnographic use
- style: Misc1239
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